About TrainingSpot

TrainingSpot.com creates screen-cast tutorials on SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SharePoint and more, including SQL Server Analysis Services and SQL Server Reporting Services. Our philosophy is to provide "high quality visual quick-starts" on applications that enterprises rely on. All of our SQL Server Tutorials and SharePoint Tutorials were created by the following indivuduals:

Robert Penn

Robert Penn brings to TrainingSpot.com a diverse background of IT expertise and industry experience.

Prior to joining TrainingSpot.com, Robert spent the last 11 years working in the IT profession as a Software Developer, Consultant and Project Manager for some of the leading companies in the world including KPMG, the Mary Kay Corporation, the New York Stock Exchange, and UnitedHealthcare. His experiences in many industries and corporations has helped him gain a unique perspective on the world of IT and he brings that knowledge with him to TrainingSpot.com.

Robert is originally from Norman, Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BBA in Management Information Systems and Accounting. He currently lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and their newborn daughter.

Bob Tabor

Bob Tabor is an author, trainer and three-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award winner and who has over a dozen years of industry experience with Microsoft software development technologies. He has developed software and websites for many companies and organizations including Ernst & Young, KPMG, Sprint, Cambridge Technology Partners (now part of Novell), the American Heart Association and the Mary Kay Corporation.

Bob created LearnVisualStudio.NET which debuted in 2002 and instantly gained attention as a great way to learn the new .NET technologies before they were even officially released by Microsoft. Since then, over 500,000 people have viewed his training videos and customers include most companies in the Fortune 500 list, and most major universities.

Bob has created training content for many groups within Microsoft, including projects for the Academic Alliance group, the C#, Visual Basic and ASP.NET groups, the Visual Studio Team System and SharePoint product teams and the Enterprise Search group. He has also conducted several MSDN Web casts, is a member of the Microsoft Developer Guidance Council and recognized with the title of "Influential Developer" within Microsoft.

Bob is originally from Chicago, Illinois and graduated with an MIS degree from Loyola University of Chicago. He now lives near Dallas, Texas with his wife and two sons.